Squire_Dawson Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Any plans for a meet? I'm in Gosport for 3 weeks, with car this time, not bicycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 None that I am aware of, but I'd be up for something before Crimbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 None that I am aware of, but I'd be up for something before Crimbo. WHS.Although I'm away next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Okay, let's sort something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Interested but lacking free time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 As I have 4 weeks work to complete before Xmas. ...yes I know. .....it is unlikely I will be able to spare any time but will keep an eye on the thread just in case I can wangle a few hours off. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Yeah this is going to be the difficulty.....Seems to be something or other "going on" this month, can't think what but its taking up a lot of time and money. I take it a weekend is best for folks but they all seem to be spoken for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I'd be up for this but let me know when good. This weekend is bad, the following weekend is better, then the one after that is bad again I think. Umm so the 17th and/or 18th? The hovercraft museum is good for a saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I need to go out on Saturday 17th (night) but could potentially be at Lee on Solent during the day. I think its the only Saturday this month I am free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I'd love to whizz down , but pre Crimble is difficult, for me,sadly. However the gap between Xmas & the New Year looks a stack better for me. Just a suggestion, like! Inspector Morose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I'd love to whizz down , but pre Crimble is difficult, for me,sadly. However the gap between Xmas & the New Year looks a stack better for me. Just a suggestion, like!Hmm. doobietoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Think we were originally trying to accomodate the Squire who I presume goes back oop North before Santa comes. If so, the only Saturday between this one and the evil day is 17th. Which Mrs Rocker has not yet squandered. Between Xmas Day and New Years Day there is only one Saturday which is Xmas Eve....Early January, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 17th or 18th not a problem for me. Yes, will be heading home before Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 So, to dredge this back up - any interest in the hovercraft museum this weekend? Would be sat 17th and its open 10am til 4pm. Free parking opposite and whatnot - is that interesting to anyone? We can do something else too/instead of - but this weekend is the only free one I have this side of crimble day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I can squeeze some time out of the day. Need to be somewhere early evening (at home getting ready to go out, to be precise) but I can do a meet up at some point during the opening hours.....Anybody else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Yep, sounds good. How about later in the morning, say 10.30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 10.30 works for me.....going with the flow here if there needs to be any alteration, though. Squire_Dawson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 10:30 is good with me too, depending on weather I may cycle down. ***EDIT*** Potential spanner > works interface, the site says they are closed for winter now, but that there is a 'Santas Grotto' event there this weekend. I'll give them a bell in the morning to see whats open, if the whole place is still open for people to wander around then I shall consider the opportunity to sit on Santa's knee and tell him what I want for christmas as a bonus, if its more limited then perhaps we shall have to find an alternative venue. https://www.hovercraft-museum.org/ ***EDIT (2)*** Blog sez its all open: Nov 17thSanta is visiting The Hovercraft Museum this year. Come down on Saturday 10th and 17th to meet him on our SRN5 hovercraft. The whole museum will be open as usual and all visitors are welcome whether they wish to see Santa or not! The museum will be open both days from 10am till 3pm. There is no extra cost to enter the museum this Xmas, but an extra £3 is required if you wish to see Santa. We hope to see you there with your Santa hats! £3 to sit on Santa's knee is a bargain. Squire_Dawson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I'll bring three quid alright. I wanna ask the prick what happened to the Johnny Speed car I wanted in 1968..... I shall be there anyway, probably sans hat. The Moog and Stanky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Will see anybody there at 10.30 to around midday at least.... Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Was good to see fellow shiters again today and have a poke about the museum, I'll get some of the pics I got up tomorrow but I think the Squire and Mercrocker got many more than I did. Plenty of new stuff on display since my last visit which was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Good shout on the meet up, Stanky. I got to see the Solara (and Squire too of course) and although I took some pics they are unfortunately steam driven and won't be available from the chemist until after xmas.... If anybody else is passing within a half hour drive of the hovercraft museum it is well worth a visit and very absorbing. The big SRN4 is a truly awesome thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Was a good catch-up and the museum was great, especially our own little guided tour and getting to play with all the controls in the cockpit. I have a couple of photos on my mobile I can put up once home but, like Mercrocker, took most on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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